Dear Lovelies, I did something different this morning. Instead of spending countless minutes on my phone at the first sign of consciousness, I went outside to my backyard and watched the sunrise. The first verse of Psalms 8 says "Lord, our Lord, how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!" That verse, and the rest... Continue Reading →
The Frustrations of an Analytical Christian: When Worship Becomes An Intellectual Disipline
Dear Lovelies, Tonight is frustrating for me. I'm sitting at my desk with Elevation Worship's "Resurrecting King" blaring in my ears through my headphones and I can't be present, can't enjoy it, can't lose myself in a private, passionate display of love and adoration to the One who loved me when I rejected him. No,... Continue Reading →
When Divinity Interrupts Humanity
Dear Lovelies, It's been over a month since I last posted and that was deliberate. I wanted to give myself time to see if coming back to Christ would actually make a difference in my life. Needless to say, God definitely took me up on that challenge! When I want to be, I'm a private... Continue Reading →
Something Like Love (The Birth of a Flame)
It started or, depending on your view of things, ended Tuesday night. Watching ancient paper documents from long ago employments, along with other things like wood and paper plates, burn in a fire pit in the backyard of my group leader's house was, for lack of a better word, magical. There's something intriguing about seeing something... Continue Reading →
Breaking up with God: The Aftermath
It's an odd thing, being in a relationship with someone, loving and caring for them, and then separating. One becomes two again. You avoid them as best you can, inwardly cringing and outwardly hiding if your paths happen to cross. The awkward conversations you have when you're not yet in the "we're still friends" stage.... Continue Reading →
Musings of a Wanderer 